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As of Saturday, June 25th Big Thompson below Olympus Dam to Drake: Water level is currently at 241 CFS, as of Saturday, June 25th. Water is clear and is fishing good, using Tungsten Micro Mayflies #14, Tungsten Princes #14, and Tungsten Pheasant Tails #16, trailed with RS2 #18, Flashback Pheasant Tails #18, Bat Wing Baetis #18, Rainbow Warrior #18, Mike's PHD orange or green #18, or the foam wing RS2 #20. Dry Flies to use are Elk Hair Caddis (tan) #16, Red Quill #18, trailing with RS2 #18 or emerging Baetis #18. Stone Fly Stimmies and PMDs are also starting to work well. Try a Royal Trude #16, Kauffman's Stone fly #16, or a Silhouette Dun #18. Big Thompson below Drake: Fishing good using Tungsten Prince Nymphs #14, Tungsten Micro Stonefly (gold) #16, or a Copper John #14, trailed with a Rainbow Warrior #18, Lightning Bug #18, or a Bat Wing #18. Dry Flies use a Royal Wulff #18, Schroeder's Parachute Hopper #14 or a Pearl Elk Hair Caddis #18. Roaring River in RMNP: Fishing is good and the water level is decreasing. Flies to use are a PMX #16, Schlotter's Foam Ant #18, HiVis Ant #14 trailed with a Copper-beaded Micro Mayfly #18 or a Crystal Hunchback Baetis #20, Epoxy Ant #16 or an Attractant #18. Moraine Park and the Upper Big Thompson at Fern Lake Trailhead: Fishing is good with the water level decreasing. Fishing best with a Pearl Elk Hair Caddis #18, PMX #16, Stone Fly Stimmies #16, trailed with Transparant #18, Copper-beaded Pheasant Tails #18 or #20, or an Attractant #18. Glacier Creek: Fishing good, using Elk Hair Caddis #18, Stone Fly Stimmies #16, Turcks Power Ant #16, trailed with a Transparant #18 or a Copper Micro Mayfly #18. St. Vrain River in Wild Basin: Fishing very good, using Para Stimulator #16, Rubber Legged Ant #16, trailed with a Copper Micro Mayfly #18 or an Attractant #16. Lily Lake: Fishing fair, using Scuds #18 (olive or orange) or Pheasant Tails #16 underneath. Fishing very good in the evenings on dry flies: Orange Asher #16, Hair wing Adams #16 and small Callibaetis #16. Mary's Lake: Fishing is good, using pink and orange Power Bait. Also luck using Copper Kastmasters. Lake Estes: Fishing very good, using Orange Ashers #16 or #18, or a Prince Nymph #14 trailed with a #16 Pheasant Tail. Pink Power Bait, Salmon Eggs, or Super Duper Lures in gold or copper, or Gold Z-ray lures. Fly and bubble set ups have been great near the power plant Best Bet: The St. Vrain River above Copeland Falls, off of the Wild Basin trail is fishing very good. See report above for flies.  Lynn with a Nice Brown Trout on the Upper Big Thompson above Fern Lake Trailhead.
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